Today we get salty. Let's talk about that. <i> ( music playing )</i> Good Mythical Morning! Thank you for making us a part
of your daily routine today. Ellie and Jordan ask
some YouTube illiterate people about YouTube.
Lots to learn there. And they were going
to pause and predict extreme Russian dash cam footage
mishaps. But first, welcome to Day Two
of Munch Madness. Yesterday we kicked things off with a meaty, cheesy region, and Cheetos advanced
to the final four. Today we're moving on to perhaps the snackiest snack
category that has ever snacked-- salty. It's time for... Okay, just to recap on our absurdly large Munch
Madness snack bracket, you will see four
snack regions-- meaty and cheesy, salty, sweet, and chips. Now, you guys voted on your top
eight for each category, which we seeded
into the bracket, and yesterday Cheetos won
the meaty and cheesy region, just over there gloating, waiting for us to populate
the rest of the final four. Today we're going to do that
for the salty region. Yes, and one quick note, although chips are salty, there are so many chips
in existence that they have their own region, so we're dealing
with non-chip salty snacks, including... Mm, skipping breakfast, going
straight to snackin'. Our top ranked seed
in this region with 3,529 votes-- Orville Redenbacher's
microwave popcorn, versus our lowest ranking seed
in the region, 1,758 votes
for Ritz Peanut Butter Bits. I'm surprised that popcorn
is the number-one seed. Again, this is based
on your votes. - Well...
- I love popc-- It is good. You remember how good it is
once you put in you mouth. - If I'm not
at the movie theaters--
- True of a lot of things. ...or maybe watching
the movie at home, I'd never think twice about it, but then once I put it
in my mouth, I'm only thinking about it. I mean, I could eat this whole
thing right now. - Now...
- Let's not, though. Let's move on to this. Now, you know I have
a weakness for peanut butter. And Ritz crackers
by themselves are good. They're also in this region. It's really good. I actually prefer to stick
a regular Ritz cracker and put peanut butter on it. - You like to make them
yourself?
- Mm-hm. Anything you like
to make yourself, they've taken the effort
to make themselves in a smaller,
more dainty fashion, to me is a win in this column. Come back to this, though. After you go to that, come back to this. I'm saying popcorn. I thought this was going to be
a potential Cinderella story, with the Ritz Bits, but I don't think so. Now that I've tasted them, it's popcorn all the way. I mean, I love peanut butter. I don't love crackers. I'm going with you. "I don't love crackers." Popcorn moves on, Alex. Rhett:
Look at him work. Look at that. You been doing
calf raises again? I've been doing a little,
yeah. All right,
now we got our four seed, with just under 3,000 votes. Bugles versus our five seed with just under 2800 votes,
Funyuns. - Battle of the corn snacks.
- Now, this is crazy. If you had-a told me
that we were going to have
a Funyun-Bugle battle... - Yeah.
- I mean, what are the chances,
man? The most interesting shapes
in the whole tournament "Let's make a snack
in the shape of a bugle." - That, you know--
- Genius. Right off the bat... ( blows bugle call ) You're demonstrating
what I was thinking. Bugles are more fun
than Funyuns. - Wow.
- You ever think about that? ( blows bugle call ) Try that with a Funyun. See what happens. I've only eaten Funyuns
once ever, and it was on this show, just a few months back. - Really?
- Never had a Funyun. I mean, this is fun. Don't laugh.
Stop laughing. It's only gonna encourage him. I'm havin' fun, y'all. From my viewpoint,
there's no fun involved. Really? ( chuckles )
Tell me--
...on that end. You wanna play a Bugle
with your tongue
through a Funyun? 'Cause that can be arranged. - Yes.
- Try it. You gotta bite off the end. ( trumpets "The Imperial March"
from "Star Wars" ) You're doing
the Death Star theme? - Yeah.
- Yeah. - I'll tell you--
- 'Cause if you eat
too many of these... you'll Death Star. As much as I love onions, the crispiness--
this is such a pure flavor, it's more fun than Funyuns. Bugles all the way for me. Yes, I totally agree. - Bugles does it.
- Hands down. - Bam!
- Alex. ( trumpeting ) Makes me proud. Chex Mix is the third seed, with 3,385 votes. versus Rold Gold "pletzels"-- or pretzels-- Just a hard word to say. - "Pletzels"-- whatever, man.
- Sixth seed, 2,062 votes for the pletzels. Now, the interesting thing is that Chex Mix already had
pletzels in it. - Oh, crap.
- Know what I'm saying? It's got square pletzels that are in a little grid,
and it's got circle pletzels. And this one just has pletzels
and more pletzels. - So--
- But it also has... - bagel bite--
- Oh, yeah. - Whatever that--
- Bread stick? Is that-- What is that? It that like the finger
of the snack maker? Light Chex, dark Chex. Gotta get a bread stick. And you
put all that in your mouth. - Now--
- Oh.... ...the thing I like
about this is I go through and I just pick out
these bagel bites. That's not something
you like about it. - That's something you do.
- The fact that-- The thing I like about this
is the fact that I have chosen
to like one part of it. No, what I'm saying is that
you have the power of choice. I've just pretzeled
a pretzel here. - That's a purer pretzel taste.
- Yeah? Because these pretzels
have been influenced
by their surroundings, you know, like a kid that just
went to public school
for the first time. ( coughs ) I'm about to choke
on all this dry dryness. Hold your arms up.
That's what my mom used to say. Okay, okay, okay. To me there's
no competition here. - I love the variety--
- Pretzels all the way. - Just kidding.
- ...of the Chex Mix. I see what you're saying. It actually has a little bit of
a Bugle thing. - Something about this--
- The varying consistencies, the variety in items. It never gets old,
or when it does, it's a lot after this
has gotten old. This might be the only food
I would need - on an island.
- Well, yeah. Either way,
Chex Mix takes it. Link: All right, Alex. - Like, you put it--
- I can move quite a bit
for that one. Next up,
we have our second seed with only 11 votes less that our number-one seed,
the popcorn, Ritz Crackers, and our seventh seed with 1966 votes, - Mixed nuts.
- Mixed nuts, yes. You're excited
about the mixed nuts? I love a good nut, and I love mixing them up. Here's an almond.
Here's a cashew. Here's a p-p-p-peanut. But a Ritz cracker. There's nothing wrong
with a Ritz cracker. It's got-- it's buttery, it's crispy, it's got holes in it. - ( blows )
- Seven to be exact. You can blow right through it. Ritz cracker have seven holes. Oh, you're right. I wouldn't have known that. Fun fact. I mean, I don't dislike nuts, - I don't prefer them.
- You're in the cracker camp. I'm definitely
in the cracker cramp. You know I'm not
in the cracker camp. I've been hard against crackers,
even when you pair them with one of my favorite things
on the planet, I still didn't move them
forward. Look at all the things
you can do with them. Look at that.
They've got suggestions galore. Rhett, it's basically
admitting it is not
a self-sustained snack. It needs other things
in order to become a snack. That's proof right there that this is inadequate
on it's own. What do you see
on the back of this? Just... a lot of fat. I don't think I can let this
slide, man. This is a cracker that was
almost the number-one seed. - I love everything about it.
- I don't know why. I'm baffled. I mean,
if you add peanut butter, If you add any of this crap,
it becomes an hors d'oeuvre, which is not a snack. Okay, you know what? I think we need a tie breaker. That's right. You remember her, the founder
of Cuddle Sanctuary. The MVP of PDA, it's Cuddle Queen
Jean Franzblau! Whoo!
Come on over, Jean. We have got a problem
that only you can solve. I am here for you. Thanks for coming in. You're welcome. Now, you probably remember
Jean. She is a friend of the show because she taught us
how to cuddle. That's true. And then she came back
as a zombie. That's right.
As we do. Now you're just back
as yourself. Should I give my opinion right
away about nuts and crackers? Because boring,
exciting. Whoo!
( titters) In what way? I'm feeling very nourished
by the protein, but if I was at a party, I'd be like, "Nuts, whah." This is
the plainest thing we've had
in the whole tournament. But the buttery taste
is addictive. You put one in your mouth, and
you can't stop right there. Yeah, I'm continuing with these. May I have this? - Mm.
- You know what? I'm not gonna take
this personal. I mean, I'm just a judge
just like the two of you. I'm actually relieved that you can come in
and settle this so that we're not gonna
continue to fight. I'll just badmouth you
once you leave. So, Jean,
What's your final choice? - Ritz crackers.
- Ritz! Ritz moves on. - Yay, team.
- There you have it. Alex, throw it up there. - Be gentle.
- Good form. He looks angry. Why are you angry? Jean won't return my text, so it's like...
uh, I don't know. You guys can work that out. It's gettin' real. Popcorn versus Bugles. All right, our number-one seed
versus our number-four seed. The butteriness of the popcorn-- is good. And it just conjures
a setting of entertainment. You know? Even if you're
not watching the movie, you feel kind of like you are. I never had a bad time
while eating popcorn. But these Bugles, man. Yeah, the Bugles...
they keep calling. Talking about entertainment. It's so good. Talking about the finger hat. You can make finger hats. They really, really live
up to the salty-- - Yes.
- ...the salty promise. They're saltier than popcorn out of the box. They're arguably
just as buttery as the popcorn. I don't know about that. - No, they're not, but...
- They're corny, though. It's got such a strong--
Well, I could gush all day, but I'm just saying
I'm going for the Bugles, man. Guys... it's Bugles. I knew it. Bugles moves on, Alex. Rhett: ( laughing )
Bugles. Bugles. Lots of head shaking
in the room here because they filled out their
brackets beforehand. People, Bugles
is the Cinderella story
of 2018. The number-two seed up against
the number-three seed. This is a tight competition. They expected to meet
and they landed this. I don't go into this knowing
what I'm gonna prefer. I'm just gonna grab this
at random. The flavor on Chex Mix
is so good. It hits you right
from the start-- the saltiness, the texture. Every bite's
a little bit different. - Um...
- I'm mean, I've been hatin'
on the Ritz cracker. I've been up against it, but then you know what? I really listened
to what Jean had to say. They're both so good. I just have to dig really deep
inside of myself... - The thing I like about--
- ...and ask myself, "Which one brings me more joy?" The thing that brings me joy
here is the consistency of butteriness
that sticks with you even after
you've fully chewed it. With this it's the initial
surprise. With this it's the lasting
experience. Ritz. Ritz brings me more joy. Well, you can thank Jean
for this one because she has turned me. I'm saying Ritz, too. Ho! Ritz makes it - into the finals.
- Link: Mm-hm. All right,
the regional finals-- Bugles versus Ritz. I'm feeling your energy, and you care way too much
about this right now. And you guys, too.
So, Stevie! - The crew is so upset with us
right now.
- Stevie! Stevie:<i> I'm so upset.</i> I've never had more fun
on this show. ( chuckles ) Let's see.
Let me eat a Ritz. Seven holes, y'all. Boop, look at that. - Um...
- But the Ritz
is still so good. - So good.
- It's so-- - They're both so--
- I'm converted. You notice, over the course
of a couple of rounds, I've fully converted to knowing
how good these are. You were a cracker hater
just a second ago. I was a cracker hater. You think this is like
a Cinderella story, though. This is like the mid-major. You know? Like the mid-major,
like Valparaiso kind
of situation. You know what I mean? Guy hits a crazy shot at the end
of the, like, second round and you're like, "Oh, man,
I want them to win so bad. They're so fun and they got
a weird mascot. - ( trumpets )
- You've never pulled
for them before, but now that they're here, and you've seen
all the backstories, it's pulling
on the heart strings. - And Ritz has been here
before.
- You know what it sounds like? ( trumpets ) Oh, you gave me the crunch
and the blow. Ritz is like that team that's expected
to go really far,
maybe all the way. But a little bit boring
and a little bit predictable
like a Gonzaga. But they've had a hard time
in the tournament, guys. Adversity at every turn. They had a near loss. If we hadn't brought Jean in,
who knows what would've
happened? They've won my heart over, man. Bugles or the Ritz? - Bugles.
- Ha-ha! This won my mouth over. Bugles have won my heart. I'm voting Bugle. Me, too. - ( crew booing )
- Rhett: Bugles! - Cinderella makes it
through the final four!
- Whoo! What? Who woulda thought, Alex? Bugle's mind blowing. What? I don't even know
what Bugles are. Well, they're the winner
of the salty region. - That's what they are.
- Special thanks to Jean. Thanks for coming in
and helping settle
our disagreement. If you wanna find out more about
Cuddle Queen Jean Franzblau, you can find her
at Cuddle Sanctuary
in Los Angeles, which offers cuddle
event services
and training and is the home
of the Cuddle Game. Yes, so stick around
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